Posts by swiftbreeze

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What more is there to the equation than "happiness"? It's not enough.

by AlmostAtheist in

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the thread on "happy jw's" got me to thinking about this.

there really are some truly happy jw's.

maybe it's because they don't take all the "do more, do more" stuff to heart and just do what they think is "enough".

swiftbreeze

The happiest day in my life:

I missed the sunday meeting to go visit some old "worldly" friends from my "double life" days that i hadnt seen since i was a teenager...They were so happy to see me...everyone was like "why did you stay away for so long?" I recieved more love in that one night than i had got all those years as a JW , we talked and laughed until 5:00 in the morning. I realized that these people cared about me as a person, everyone else had remained friends and had been there for each other through trials and had supported one another. That was the beginning of the end for me...I think JW say that they are happy because the WT tells them that they are.

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Why is an elder removed?

by purplesofa in

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there is an elder at my hall that was removed last week.. he was not df, he still is in good standing.

he did not request it.. how can an elder be removed?.

what is the process?.

swiftbreeze

I went to an elder's home to use his computer, i went to the "view history" to go back to some places that i had visited the day before, and there were all these porn sites listed, there were also porn sites in his favorites listing. I never told anyone ( not even my husband), I didnt want to embarrass him or his family. He was so nice about letting me use his computer whenever i needed and his wife also was very loving and helpful towards my family. I wasnt my business..simple as that.

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The New World Translation and Honesty

by Little Bo Peep in

after having researched my beliefs of 45+ years, finding so much was really different than what the bible context really taught, i decided to "read" the bible for for the first time to see what it really was saying, taking off the "blinders" of the wt.

i began reading the greek scriptures first.

i used the new world translation, knowing if we were to ever reach our grown children, i would need to use that translation to prove anything.

swiftbreeze

I've been reading the Bible and comparing it to the NWT. I used to try to read the NWT along with Watchtower articles and other WT books .... now when i read the Bible by itself with no filters ..it comes alive and is very interesting, i can read for hours. I try not to get hung up on things i don't fully understand i just try to grasp what the basic message is. I've also learned alot by coming to this forum.

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What Was Your Greatest "Privilege" In The Organization?

by minimus in

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was it being able to join the theocratic ministry school?

being a regular pioneer?

"handling microphones"?

swiftbreeze

I spent an entire afternoon at the district assembly putting toilet paper in the bathrooms....I was so proud of myself...i was also bored and kept falling asleep...that gave me a good excuse to walk around and check out all the cute young brothers.

There was this one particular brother who is still a good friend of mine...he would always come to the assembly around noon time just before lunch and say "where's all my ho's"

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when you were babtized and dedicated did you feel a void?

by swiftbreeze in

this has always troubled me:.

i was studying to be babtized although i was raised around the "truth" i still had to have an official study.

so i was taught that i had to go to jehovah in prayer stating my desire to be dedicated and babtized.

swiftbreeze

This has always troubled me:

I was studying to be babtized although i was raised around the "truth" i still had to have an official study. So i was taught that i had to go to Jehovah in prayer stating my desire to be dedicated and babtized. So i got down on my knees and starting praying but it didnt feel right...i felt a void like something was missing. I couldnt figure it out...I know that i was very sincere and really believed but i still felt a void like my prayer wasnt heard....i continued on anyway and thought maybe after my babtisim i would feel better. Same thing i didnt feel nothing. I thought that as time went on things would change but every time i tried praying, i felt a void. We always had "talks" about prayer and how many JW's had problems with it and all kinds of solutions were given but none worked. has anyone felt like that?

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Are there any Masons on this forum?

by Brummie in

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?

rumour has it that there are?

swiftbreeze

from what i heard Charles Russell was a Mason...and it's funny cuz i once tried looking up some information on masons in the WT and Awake volumes my grandmother has volumes that go back as far as the late 50's and to my surprise i found none...and i thought it was strange because JW's have info on just about every religion or organization. all i found was a tiny paragraph that didnt tell me anything.

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I'm so depressed, but I luv you guys ...

by talesin in

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... what can i say, except, okay, i am being needy, but what's wrong with that???

hahahaha j/k.

hell, can't we i just be real for a change?.

swiftbreeze

I know the feeling...it's like that sometimes...but when i get depressed i just let it ride. Play some music...or just sit in silence...or cry and let it all out. What works the best for me is taking a walk sometimes i'll go to the park with a friend and have a drink and just chill

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Where can i find the book crisis of conscience?

by swiftbreeze in

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is it available in main stream book stores?

swiftbreeze

Is it available in main stream book stores?

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A possible reason WHY, the 'New System' was never a Reality to us.

by gumby in

perhaps i'm wrong, but this is a possible explanation.i was always taught that a new system would soon replace the old one.

in this new system there would be no more war, everyone would eat from his own 'fig tree', they would build houses and love one another.. .

in every publication that depicted this new system.....it was a picture of a beautiful lush productive earth, people were carrying baskets of vegetables and fruit walking together being of different decent, the men were bulding houses with smiles on their faces, and the children were playing with the animals.

swiftbreeze

I stayed up all night reading the gospel now i'm not sure if i'm fully correct i still have more reading to do

but from what i gather. There is a scripture where paul tells them that hope isnt seen. You don't know what your hope is, for if you did it wouldnt be hope. When we have troubles what do you often say? I hope for the best, alot of times we don't know what the outcome will be. When the sinner died next to Jesus he told Jesus that he believed him and Jesus said that he would be with him in his kingdom. Jesus did not go into an explanation on what part the man would have nor did the man ask. He just accepted it. JW only add burden to themselves when they speculate on such things.

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Do you think the more you learn the Bible, the less you believe in it?

by jeanniebeanz in

?

swiftbreeze

I believe the Bible. The thing is: we are all the same yet we are all different. The bible is meant to apeal to all of mankind yet it is constructed to help all of us individually because we all are different. The most important part for me is finding the truth. All my life i have believed that the JW held the absolute truth and i believed it with all my heart, though there have been many times where i have had doubts. Like the first time i came across the teaching of the Trinity. for some reason i believed it although i was being taught something different. The main message that i'm learning now and really trying to wrap my mind around is that the gospel Jesus taught was for us to be loving and merciful while upholding in our own lives God's basic standards which if you think about it, are not burdensome. Although from time to time we will fall short of these but that is where Jesus ransom falls into place for us because we can be forgiven. Yes there are places in the bible where it seems that women get the short end of the stick but there are places where women are held in the highest regard. Rahab saved the Hebrews. A woman was Jesus dearest friend. A harlot washed Jesus feet with perfumed oil...He didnt say "you bought that with trick money" he accepted it. A woman saved her people when her husband was being a complete ass. Jesus came from a woman. A woman saved moses ....and on and on. Man takes the bible and twist the meaning making people feel worthless and disregarded.